Revisiting the past to understand the present: the linguistic ecology of the Singapore deaf community and the historical evolution of Singapore sign language (SgSL)

• Main Authors: Tay, Phoebe, Ng, Bee Chin
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Language Ideology; Singapore Sign Language
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162881
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Singapore, a young nation with a colonial past from 1819, has seen drastic changes in the sociolinguistic landscape, which has left indelible marks on the Singapore society and the Singapore deaf community. The country has experienced many political and social transitions from British colonialism to...